Poll: Ohioans strongly back medical marijuana

3:07 AM,
Feb. 25, 2014

Written by

Russ Zimmer
CentralOhio.com

Ohio voters overwhelmingly back the use of medical marijuana and narrowly support making recreational use of the drug legal, according to poll results released Monday morning.

A Quinnipiac University poll showed 87 percent of voters, including broad backing from every demographic measured, support allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes, compared with just 11 percent who didn't. A smaller majority - 51 percent - of voters said adults in Ohio should be allowed to possess small amounts of the drug for personal use, whereas 44 percent were opposed to that.